Posted on 04/16/2009 9:21:55 PM PDT by RobinMasters
The latest count, and he still doesn't have all the tea parties counted, was over 510,000. He estimates over a million when he is done.
I’m so proud of us! :-)
I counted > 10 million (using my ACORN statistics ...).
As I see it, your post is central to this movement. I, personally, don’t even want to hear a politician speak at one of these grassroots rallies - I want them to LISTEN and observe - even if it is a politician that has worked for the values and concerns the rallies address.
I think the elected need to show some humility and respect for the people whom they represent.
These human events get to be like the battle of the bulge with the chaos of the enemy trying to fool soldiers by simply changing their garmets.
It is important, therefore, to march under the banner of truths (ones we hold as self evident) and principles.
/johnny
Nice!
Dismissing us (and ignoring us) is probably the best thing that could happen. He who ignores reality ends up with a rude awakening.
And I guarantee you on a Wednesday there’s a large number of people who can’t go. We had nearly as many a couple of Saturdays ago as some cities 10 times our size had tax day.
Rule of thumb legislators in our state had always told us is that for every one who speaks out there are 10 who don’t who feel the same. Add in all the tea parties that have happened and are yet to come times 10 and that is enough to scare any legislator.
I did not know about those two events until the next day. It looks like the two different coordinators did not want to advertise their events on each others web sites.
That is the equasion that I have always heard to use. Then to go on, multiply that 10 by 10. Just give you pause to think about what it is and can be.
“We want to send a message to them: We hired them; we can fire them. They work for us. They seem to have forgotten that.”
What I’m concerned about it voter fraud. ACORN, a corrupted census count, paid off judges and corrupt politicians. We saw a level of it during the presidential election and the problem is only going to get bigger. The “leaders” will make sure our will isn’t taken into account. Good candidates will be stopped before they can make it to the final ballots. Those for the status quo will tell us whatever we want to hear to get elected.
This is no longer a government of, for and by the people.
Those are amazing statistics. I’m surprised at how successful this round turned out.
I Agree, I do not want to see one politician at these events on the podium, I do not want them to be passing out their campaign literature, I want them to SHUT UP and SIT DOWN for a change and Listen as you said.
I do not want to ever see a candidate set up shop at one of these events, EVER. These events are not a FREE RIDE for them, yet they seem to think we are captives,and yes there was one that I saw maybe more, at our event in OKC.
The scarey thing for this liberal administration and press is not just the protest, which was huge, even going with the conservative estimate of 350,000, but the response from
passing citizens.
We had a good turnout in Cumming Ga. but the honking from motorists was louder than I’ve ever heard,almost continous. This response if nationwide should be considered a force multiplyer of three or four. This would
bring our numbers up to a million and a quarter,
all with out busing in union members, and community activists and political organizers.
Truely grassroots.
“It’s just getting started.
July 4 and Sept 12 should be the next big ones.”
AMEN!!! Call for Reform in 2010- 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Don't you mean there are ten who feel the same way (not don't)?
Yeah sorry, I’m the world’s laziest proofreader.
Thank you for the welcome, what did I do to offend?
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